Grading every college football team's season

1:55 PM,
Jan. 10, 2014

Brendon Kay and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats get a solid 'B+' for their 2013 season.

Written by

Paul Myerberg,
USA TODAY Sports

Only one team - Florida State - ended the season with its hands clasped firmly around a crystal football. The rest, from Auburn on down, came up short of a national championship.

Yet several teams outside of FSU still had extremely successful seasons. It's all in the eye of the beholder: While Alabama's mentality was title or bust, for example, another team could view an eight-win finish the same way FSU views its first championship since 1999.

But winning the national title makes 2013 an A+ season for Florida State. What grade would your team get for its performance this fall? Let's hand out a ...